But today, the ultimate question is how to make the clothes emphasize modernity. Tomas Maier has answered with a precise spring/summer collection for Bottega Veneta, exploring the effects of visual contradiction. “The collection is more about contrast than anything else,” says Maier. This becomes apparent in graphic details like milky painted trim on a charcoal wool jacket or sketched black outlines on papyrus-white shirts and ties—bold punctuation on otherwise down-to-business materials.